Polycera capensis mating

April 3, 2003
From: Leanne & David Atkinson

Dear Bill,
After I sent the photo of Polycera capensis laying eggs I searched my collection at home and found a picture of them mating. I hadn't recorded details, but from the photos around it, I would guess it was taken in 1997 during the summer. It would have been at one of the Port Stephens dive sites, daytime, on the high tide. By the growth underneath them it looks quite shallow around the 10 meter mark. We've now started organising a " nudibranch " album rather than going dive by dive (which is starting to stretch the memory when we have to find specific photos).
Cheers,
Leanne & David Atkinson

atk@hunterlink.net.au

Atkinson, L & D., 2003 (Apr 3) Polycera capensis mating. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9496

Thanks,
Bill Rudman

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